Fiorentina defender David Hancko has left the club to join Sparta Prague on loan with an option to buy.
The deal was confirmed on Sparta’s official website, Hancko [pictured, right] moving on after just one season with Fiorentina.
“David is a young, constructive defender with excellent parameters,” sporting directoe Tomas Rosicky told the Czech club’s official website.
“We liked him a lot while he was [at] Zilina. [He] can play as a centre or left-back. He will increase [our] concurrence in both of these positions.
Fiorentina defender David Hancko has left the club to join Sparta Prague on loan with an option to buy.
The deal was confirmed on Sparta’s official website, Hancko [pictured, right] moving on after just one season with Fiorentina.
“David is a young, constructive defender with excellent parameters,” sporting directoe Tomas Rosicky told the Czech club’s official website.
“We liked him a lot while he was [at] Zilina. [He] can play as a centre or left-back. He will increase [our] concurrence in both of these positions.
“He did not play too many games for Fiorentina, but he became a stable player of the Slovak national team at the age of 21.
“We already tried to get him in the winter, but Fiorentina was not interested in his release at that time.
“Now this option has been reopened for us. We immediately entered into negotiations because we have been watching Dávid for a long time and we know about his qualities.
“We are pleased that we have successfully completed this transfer.”
The 21-year-old added: “Sparta is an amazing and big club, which has a successful history.
“It is a dream that I am here and I am looking forward to the training with the boys and then play in front of our fans on the pitch.”
The Viola made Hancko the most expensive defender in the history of Slovakian football when they paid 3.8m for him last summer.
However, he played just five times in Serie A, with only one of those appearances coming under Vincenzo Montella.
Primarily a left-back, the Slovakia international can also function centrally.